Inflammatory Bowel Disease             Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term for chronic inflammation of the bowel that includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease. Possible causes and risks for IBD are gene susceptibility, environmental, epithelial cell barrier function alteration, and altered immune response to intestinal microflora (Huether & McCance, 2017). The mucosal epithelium loses its ability to discern normal intestinal antigens from harmful ones and […]

You are a family nurse practitioner working in an outpatient primary care office of a large hospital system. The practice has been operating for over 15 years, and many of the administrative and clinical staff were hired when the practice opened. You have been in the practice for less than 3 months. In that short amount of time, you have witnessed several of the clinical […]

 Post two key insights you had from the scholarly resources you selected. Describe a leader whom you have seen use such behaviors and skills, or a situation where you have seen these behaviors and skills used in practice.  Be specific and provide examples.  Then, explain to what extent these skills were effective and how their practice impacted the workplace.  APA format with references and in-text […]

Watch the “Diary of Medical Mission Trip” videos dealing with the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti in 2010. Reflect on this natural disaster by answering the following questions: Propose one example of a nursing intervention related to the disaster from each of the following levels: primary prevention, secondary prevention, and tertiary prevention. Provide innovative examples that have not been discussed by previous students. Under which phase […]

T oday’s healthcare industry is no longerwell defined, and traditional strategies and tools do little to adequately respond to the rapidly changing environment. Globalization, technological innovation, regulatory restructuring, demographic shifts, and environmental pressures have all conspired to continually redraw the competitive landscape.1 Rather than create specific strategies for success, we propose that healthcare leaders focus on creating the conditions that will engage and allow the […]

The growth, development, and learned behaviors that occur during the first year of infancy have a direct effect on the individual throughout a lifetime. For this assignment, research an environmental factor that poses a threat to the health or safety of infants and develop a health promotion that can be presented to caregivers. Create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint health promotion, with speaker notes, that outlines […]

The difference between hypothermia and hyperthermia and the impact to the patient? Patient education for client and family in order to avoid extreme temperature variations? You should be using complete sentences to answer the questions. Ensure that you are using correct grammar. In addition, support your answers using your textbook, course materials, credible internet resources, and scholarly journals. All citations must be in APA format. […]

Pathophysiology of Osteoarthritis             Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common age-related disorder of synovial joints. One may know OA by “degenerative joint disease” or “joint wear and tear.” OA is characterized by loss of articular cartilage, inflammation, formation of osteophytes, synovitis, and subchondral bone changes (Huether & McCance, 2017). OA commonly affects hands, wrists, knees, feet, hips, shoulders, and spine. OA prevalence increases with age and […]

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) collects and disseminates information about outbreaks of disease. H1N1, SARS, and West Nile virus are just a few of the disease outbreaks that the CDC has reported. You have been called upon to lead one of the investigations. Select a disease outbreak for which you will lead an investigation.  In a report of 750-1000-words, present the following information:  1. […]

Evidence-Based Project Implementation Issues Before, during, and after implementation of your DNP Project, or any evidence-based project, it is critical to pay attention to various social, political, technological, and/or financial considerations. Using this framework, you can identify, analyze, and address issues that may affect the implementation of the project. For this Discussion, you evaluate considerations that may promote or impede successful implementation of your DNP […]